Microphis pleurostictus

Microphis pleurostictus is a species of freshwater pipefish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[1] It can be found only in Batu (Bato) Lake and Yassot Creek located in Luzon, Philippines.[2][3] The species is ovoviviparous, where males brood eggs and give birth to live young.[3]

Microphis pleurostictus
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M. pleurostictus
Binomial name
Microphis pleurostictus
Peters 1868 [1]

References

  1. Rachinski, T. & Pollom, R. 2016. Microphis pleurostictus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65403327A67624848. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65403327A67624848.en. Downloaded on 09 January 2019. Download
  2. Herre, A.W.C.T. 1953. Check list of Philippine fishes. Research Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S Department of the Interior, USA.
  3. Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.

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